Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Monday disclosed that the Federal Government is expecting about 29.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Shuaib added that the government signed off to receive the vaccines through the African Union (AU), while vaccine deliveries through the COVAX facility were expected by the end of May or early June.
The NPHCDA boss noted that by then, Nigeria would have completed the process of administering the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to those who got the first dose.
He revealed that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has continued discussions with manufacturers to examine their vaccines, in anticipation of emergency use listing from the World Health Organisation.